Tree Tour Highlights Arbor Day at UA
Phoenix dactylifera (date palm). (Photo courtesy Libby Davison, Campus Arboretum)
A walk through campus will pinpoint historic and significant trees that grace the school's grounds.
Saturday is Arbor Day and The University of Arizona and Trees For Tucson will host a tour of the great trees on the UA campus.
The walking tour starts at 9 a.m. at the Arizona State Museum, located just east of the UA Main Gate at Park Avenue and University Boulevard. The tour will cover about 1.5 miles and will take approximately two to three hours. The cost is $15, which includes materials from Trees of Tucson.
The UA is home to an amazing collection of desert-adapted and arid land trees, the oldest of which were planted more than a century ago. Five are on the National Register of Historic Trees. The UA’s west campus is home to many of the older and larger trees and some trees on campus are found nowhere else in the region.
One example is the Phoenix dactylifera, a variety of date palm, located just east of Old Main. The palm was a gift from Iraq in 1955, given as thanks for the UA's help in creating an agriculture college there.
The UA Campus Arboretum has since 2002 been a member of the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta.
More information, including plant walks and wildlife maps, is on the Campus Arboretum Web site.
et cetera
- What | Walking tour of UA Campus Arboretum
- When | April 26, 9 a.m.
- Where | Arizona State Museum, Park and University
- Extra Info |
Cost: $15, includes materials
- Contact Info
Doug Koppinger
Trees for Tucson
520-250-8220
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